Social-educational mission
![Several children looking at ewes in the barn. They are all wearing red bibs with the words: La grange aux lutins.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/la-ferme-saint-joseph/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2019/12/80-CPE-grange-aux-lutins-2015.jpg)
La grange aux lutins daycare children visiting the ewes
2014
@Crédit photo CPE La grange aux lutins
Fermes Solidar adhered to a very strong social mission, aiming to help young people integrate the job market. Partnerships with local organisations were created, allowing young people to get work experience in a farm setting. Secondary school, college and university students came to the farm to learn about social economy programs. The projects turned the farm into a genuine environmental and agricultural awareness raising project.
![Colour photo of people working in a large field.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/la-ferme-saint-joseph/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2019/12/81-EmployésJuillet2002-1000pixels.jpg)
Volunteers and employees in action, 2002. SNDBC Archives